We assume that the collection of our data by Big Tech companies — to scrutinize, categorize, and use for commercial and other unsanctioned purposes — is unique to our era. But scholar Anita Say Chan ...

The ultrasonic training instruments are easy to use. But there’s a dark history behind their inventor—and their initial ...

Sentience–sapience relations are of particular interest because they contribute to determinations of what a human being is, how human beings are different from other animals, meanings that ...

Considering the harm it caused, the history of eugenics remains curiously under-examined. The term was coined by Francis Galton, a 19th century British writer who sought to establish, as he wrote, a ...

While a “soft” version of poverty as individual failure might have attributed poverty to laziness or immoral behavior, eugenics introduced a “harder” version of a biologically determined ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Pope Francis fell Thursday and hurt his right arm, just weeks after another apparent fall resulted in a ...

Pope Francis said Monday that he is more concerned about the development of human intelligence than artificial intelligence. Speaking to Church communications professionals in the Clementine Hall ...

President Donald Trump has received criticism from Pope Francis as the 47th U.S. president is set to unleash his mass deportation plan. The Holy Father weighed in on the anticipated operation ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Pope Francis gestures during an audience with Catholic associations of teachers and students’ parents in ...

Sir Francis Galton averaged the 787 guesses and arrived ... Fortunately, and ironically, this is how science discredited Galton's take on eugenics, which has overshadowed his contributions to ...